Winifred Sturt (1868-1914) on a sea-lion at Sandringham: photograph from Queen Alexandra's Kodak Album c. 1889 - c. 1890
Gelatin silver print on printing-out paper | 6.5 cm (Height) (image diameter) | RCIN 2930393
Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
Winifred Sturt (1868-1914) on a sea-lion at Sandringham: photograph from Queen Alexandra's Kodak Album c. 1889 - c. 1890
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Circular photograph of Winifred 'Bena' Sturt, Lady Hardinge of Penhurst, sitting on a stone East-Asian sea-lion, in the garden of Sandringham House. The lion-dogs are a pair, and stand on either side or the Buddha.
Sturt was Woman of the Bedchamber from 1901. She was the daughter of Henry Gerard Sturt, a racehorse owner and friend of King Edward VII. Sturt's husband (and first cousin) was Charles Hardinge. They were married on 17 April 1890.
One of four photographs on the page in individual mounts, with no captions, taken on Princess Alexandra's No.1 Kodak camera. -
Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print on printing-out paper
Measurements
6.5 cm (Height) (image diameter)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Kodak Album: Photographs by Alexandra, Princess of Wales
